CI Salon Night: Morris CI, Barsamian Middle Eastern & Kouyaté West African Ensemble
The Contemporary Improvisation Salon Night series features various CI ensembles performing repertoire they have been developing over the course of the semester. The concert atmosphere spans a wide variety of genres, ranging from dance hall to Persian classical music.
Artists
- Joe Morris, faculty
- Mal Barsamian, faculty
- Balla Kouyaté, faculty
Morris CI Ensemble
Artists- Willie Kubas, Voice
- Lily Honigberg, Violin
- Daniel Cetlin, Violin
- Billy (Yuanyu) Yang, Saxophone
- YiChung (Indy) Tsai, Guitar
- Monic (Hoi-Kei) Chen, Piano/Keyboard
- Josh Hernandez, Piano/Keyboard
- Robert Murphy, Bass/Drums
Barsamian Middle Eastern Ensemble
Artists- Caroline Dressler, Violin
- YiChung (Indy) Tsai, Guitar
- Tejas Nair, Esraj
- Chiwei Lo, Piano
Kouyaté West African Ensemble
Artists- Daniel Rosenberg, Voice
- Emma Gies, Voice/Violin
- Billy (Yuanyu) Yang, Saxophone
- Tejas Nair, Esraj
- Olivia Becker, Guitar
- Cole Blouin, Guitar
- Monic (Hoi-Kei) Chen, Piano/Keyboard
- Mason Johnston, Cello/Voice